Overview
The Programme Policy Officer (Gender, Protection & AAP) will be responsible for managing the Gender, Protection & AAP section and providing strategic orientation on these areas in Chad.
Tasks Summary
- Lead on Gender, Protection and AAP related issues at Country Office level.
- Ensure country office activities' conformity with corporate standards and guide the definition/implementation of the Chad Country Office Gender, Protection & AAP component of the Country Strategic Plan.
- Management of the Gender, Protection & AAP section.
- Oversee the section's contribution to donor reports and to the Annual Country Report.
- Leadership on the design and implementation of key projects aiming at integrating Gender, Protection & AAP into country office activities.
- Provide technical advice to functional units, with a specific focus on integrating Gender, Protection & AAP into operations and in ensuring the complaints and feedbacks mechanism is in line with Protection & AAP minimal standards.
- Advocate on Gender, Protection & AAP issues at Country Office level, at inter-agency level, and with donors.
- Assist WFP to coordinate with other humanitarian agencies, NGO, INGO partners and other relevant interlocutors on assessment of current and emerging Gender and Protection issues and response planning and explore strategic partnership.
- Represent WFP in the Protection Cluster and ensure WFP is effectively represented in Gender and Protection relevant inter-agency fora.
Experience Requirements
- At least 5 years of solid, responsible and relevant work experience in a humanitarian organisation and/or with an organisation/agency dealing with the protection of civilians, human rights or gender-based violence in a humanitarian emergency setting.
- Demonstrated effectiveness to mainstream protection within large operations.
- Experience in developing and implementing gender mainstreaming and/or gender transformative approaches in emergency, resilience, nutrition, school feeding or social protection programmes.
- Proven experience developing and conducting capacity strengthening initiatives and developing guidance to mainstream protection and integrate accountability to affected people.
- Supervision, mentoring and capacity building experience required.
- Strong skills and experience in training and facilitation on Gender and Protection programming/mainstreaming.
- Ability to lead a team and strong communication skills to advocate for Gender, Protection & AAP across different fields and technical units.
Qualification Requirements
Advanced university degree in one of the following disciplines: social science, international development, international relations, human rights, political science or another related field.
